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1992-06-15
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/*
* Display some help.
* Just invoke another "less" to display the help file.
*
* {{ This makes this function very simple, and makes changing the
* help file very easy, but it may present difficulties on
* (non-Unix) systems which do not supply the "system()" function. }}
*/
#include "less.h"
#if __MSDOS__
#include <io.h>
#include <dir.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
extern int output_mode;
#endif
extern char *progname;
public void
help()
{
char *helpfile;
char *cmd;
helpfile = find_helpfile();
if (helpfile == NULL)
{
error("Cannot find help file", NULL_PARG);
return;
}
#if __MSDOS__
putenv("LESS=-+v -+E -+s -mHPmHELP -- ?eEND -- Press g to see "
"it again:Press RETURN for more., or q when done ");
cmd = (char *) ecalloc(strlen(helpfile) + strlen(progname) + 50,
sizeof(char));
if (output_mode == 0)
sprintf(cmd, "-%s %s", progname, helpfile);
else
sprintf(cmd, "-%s -qVW4,4,76,23,Help %s", progname, helpfile);
#else
cmd = (char *) ecalloc(strlen(helpfile) + strlen(progname) + 150,
sizeof(char));
#if OS2
sprintf(cmd,
"-%s -m -H -+E -+s \"-PmHELP -- ?eEND -- Press g to see it again:Press RETURN for more., or q when done \" %s",
progname, helpfile);
#else
sprintf(cmd,
"-%s -m -H -+E -+s '-PmHELP -- ?eEND -- Press g to see it again:Press RETURN for more., or q when done ' %s",
progname, helpfile);
#endif /*OS2*/
#endif
free(helpfile);
lsystem(cmd);
error("End of help", NULL_PARG);
free(cmd);
}